POLITICAL JOTTINGS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 September 1924, Page 3

POLITICAL JOTTINGS.

PUBLIC SERVILE AND TEACHERS. Mr R. A. Wright Wellington Suburbs) asked the Prime Minister in the House of Representatives whether it is the intention of the (fovernmeot to introduce this session a Public Service Superannuation Amendment Rill. The Prime Minister: I can only say 1 hitb there will be it bill dealing with the superannuation of the public service during the present session. ..Ir Wright also asked the Minister for Education whether he could give any information to the House as to the possibility of the introduction of a Teachers’ Superannuation Kill thi,s ses-

The lion. C. .1. Parr: There is a bill in the hands of the law draftsman which is intended to remedy the anomalies in the pre-cut superannuation scheme for teachers. I hope to be able to introduce it in the course ol the next few days.

A QUESTION OF INTEREST. Mr .). C. ’lhomsmt (Wallace) gave notice to ask the Minister for Eiuauee., whetherd he proposes to pay investors through the Post Office who purchase Clovernment bonds or invest in inscribed stock the same rate of interest as is to be paid to the Rank ol New Zealand on the L‘l,2s<>,Rl)l> loan—namely, r,\ per cent. At present, stated Mr .Thomson, investors through the Post OHiee only receive 5 per cent. 'I lie Prime Minister: In renlv to that | would, iilst like to say that, so tar ;i*. ill** loinl ' in t lif I*m>l f Wit i* •nr < «m----rrrnrtl, I linsi* Jin* Jit cull. Mr Thomson : I was referring to the slack that the Government issues through the Post Olliee—war bonds. The Prime Minister: Perhaps I mis understood Liu* lion, member. I will Id the question go on the Order Paper in the ordinary way and answer it tben.

-• CONTORTIONIST FLATS." .Mr A. 1.. .Montcith, -M.l’.. in the course of the debate oil the Ueleace Vote, said that on one occasion Inhad stood and watched the hoys drilling ai the Garrison Hall, and for 20 minutes the officer-iii-charge kept the hoys trying to make them " bring their eves roll ml with a click." Ihe thing was a manifest impossibility, and yet he kept them ai it for ‘2O minutes, lie asked the .Minister to give instructions that a little grain of coinmollsenso should lie exercised in the drilling of boys, and that they should not ho required to do “such contortionist feats as bringing their eyes round with a click." That was the sort of thing that parents in this country he f (;p one—hail to pay 8d a night in tram fares oil drill nights for their hoys to go and learn. The Minister lor Defence said that tolling the hoys to bring their eyes round with a click as merely a figure „f speech. Tie didn’t expect, them actually to do it. Mr Montcith : Tie said he didn l hear it. (Laughter.)

THE NIGHT’S WORK. \t U. 5 in the House of Representatives on Friday night, the JTn.iru.au ol Committees ..Mr J. A. Young) called on the Public Health Department Note ( 0201,100). Mr Holland asked the Prime Minister how many more votes he wished to take before the House rose? The Prime Minister said that he wanted to take all the votes but the Railways and Internal Allans. Mr Holland: You have no hope ol getting them done unless you go on till about S o’clock in I lie morning. There are about 20 classes yet. The Prime .Minister: They are very small ones. He suggested that they should go op to one o’clock, and see where they stood then. Mr Holland: Make n 1- ° < I,K “ Most of you will he lying down a-leep |, v 1 o’clock. (Laughter... Mr Massey: I think it is quite a rest sonable tiling to do. ( Laughter.)